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Difference between Outpoint someone and Point someone out

outpoint someoneexcel smb. in number of points, as in a competition or contest:

  • Lucero had to pick himself up twice from the canvas in the early rounds before he finally outpointed Archuleta.

point someone outshow smb.; draw attention to a person:

  • Hooper was positively identified by the victim—who pointed him out in a photo display—and arrested by police.